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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

The Southern Interior
Negotiating Committee has
been successful in achieving a
further revision of rates in
negotiations with the Southern
Interior Labour Relations
Association.

The Committee comprised of
Regional ist Vice-President
Wyman Trineer, Local 1-405
President Wayne Nowlin,
Local 1-147 President Sonny
Alexandre, and Local 1-423
President Bill Schumaker,
reported that the parties had
reached agreement and signed
a memorandum on a new rate
for oilers.

The new rate is $4.89 per

hour or 51 cents above the pre-
sent base rate. The increase is
retroactive to April 1, 1973, up
to a maximum of $500.

Other revisions included in
the memorandum were:

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cents per hour for Class ‘‘C”’
certificate; 40 cents per hour

for Class ““B” Certificate; 50 co G3
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cents per hour for Class ‘‘A”’

Certificate and 60 cents per [94

hour for Class ‘‘AA”’ certi-
ficate.

Trineer spokesman for the
Committee said discussions for
revisions of Trade Categories

were continuing.

A GENTLEMAN
AND TRADE UNIONIST

The following is a copy of the
letter of resignation submitted
by the former president of
Local 1-184 IWA, Alex Smith,
after his defeat for re-election
to office in the Local’s. recent
referendum elections for new
officers. d :
Mr. T. C. Becker, Fin. Sec.
I.W.A, Local 1-184
Box 1419,

Prince Aibert, Sask.
Dear Sir and Brother:

Please accept this letter as
my official resignation as
President and business agent
of I.W.A. Local 1-184 as of Sept.
15, 1973.

A decision of this nature is
somewhat difficult to put into
words, however a democratic
decision has been made by the
membership, a sacred right
Hee hopefully they will never
ose.

My personal opinion is such,
that my early resignation will
avoid creating any conflicts,
and will let the Local Union
function without disruptions in
the directional aspects for the
day-to-day operations.

The seven years that I have
been associated with the
membership and staff of this
Union have been both enjoy-

IMPORTANT
COURT
‘RULING

A Federal Court judge has
ruled that the husband is not
necessarily the head of the
household when it comes to eli-
gibility for unemployment
insurance benefits. A teacher
was refused three weeks bene-
fits when he left his job in
Alberta so his wife could take a
better position in Ontario.
Following established policy
that the man is head of the
house and therefore not eli-
gible for those benefits paid to
a woman who leaves a job to
move with her husband, the
Commission ruled that he had

left his job without good and ~

sufficient cause. Mr. Justice
Darrell Heald reversed that
ruling, and the teacher was
awarded the three weeks
benefits. Under the present
policy, there is no defined head
~ of the household and individual
cases are assessed on that

basis.

able and educational and I
shall often no doubt look back
on these years as perhaps the
most fruitful I have had.

I would ask you all to give
my successor every co-opera-
tion; in making the I.W.A. a
bigger and better Union in the
future. Being a member of the
I.W.A. is a distinct privilege
that should be made available
to as many future members as
possible, so that they too can
enjoy the benefits of demo-
cratic collective bargaining.
With that I wish each and
everyone in the I.W.A. fruitful
and enjoyable times in the
future.

Fraternally yours,
A.R. Smith

LOCAL 1-217 IWA

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President Syd Thompson poses with students in his class at the two-day
Seminar held by the Local November 31 and December 1, at Langara College in Vancouver.
One hundred and four students attended the very successful Seminar. The main topics of
discussion were Contract Analysis, Grievance Procedure, and Economics of the Forest
Industry. Other instructors at the Seminar were H. Landon Ladd, IWA International 1st
Vice-President, and Doug Evans, Financial Secretary of Local 1-217.

FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES

NEW RATES SET IN LOCAL '

Local 1-367 IWA, Haney, has
negotiated a number of good
wage revisions and improved
conditions for certain cate-
gories in some of the sawmills
and shingle mills in the Local.

At the Whonnock Sawmills a
55 cent an hour increase was
won for the twin band saw
retroactive to March 1, 1973. A
new category of gang edger
rate was established at $4.85.
The Local also negotiated an
agreement requiring the
Company to provide coveralls
and pay for their dry cleaning.

Another memorandum pro-

Local commencing March 1,
1974, and is pending. »

vides that maintenance and
some production employees
will receive new construction
rates if they work with outside
contractors.

New rates are presently
being negotiated for chipper,
knife grinder, and barge
tender.

Upward revisions were
negotiated at the Hammond
Sawmill for the twin saw
edger. The new rate has been
established at $5.01 and is
retroactive to September 18,
1973. A further revision for the
saw has been requested by the

for other categories. haa
At the CanFor Stave Lak
Cedar operation a 35 cent an

tial revisions have been gain

Test memorandum signed. —

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has been ratified by the crew at
Kustom Coach which provides |
for a 90 cent an hour increase
and a number of improved

fringe benefits. Y

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It has always been, and still is,
the choice of the man

who knows the best—and is
prepared to pay for it.

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